Fujifilm turns Teeside facility into biopharmaceutical hub with £400m investment December 2, 2021 Fujifilm is expanding its Teeside facility, focusing on cell culture, viral and gene therapy facilities, and cutting-edge biopharma manufacturing.
Stellantis sounds the alarm for job cuts and lower quality vehicles following electric transition December 1, 2021 Volkswagen is looking to strike new partnerships to boost electric vehicle capacity in a market defined by volatility amid pandemic turbulence.
Activist investor pushes Glencore to spin off coal business November 30, 2021 Activist investor Bluebell Capital Partners has called on commodities titan Glencore to spin off its thermal coal business.
BP announces plans to turn Teeside into UK’s green hydrogen hub November 29, 2021 BP is boosting renewable production in Teeside with plans to turn the area into the UL's green hydrogen hub.
Activists slam Center Parcs over plans to build site on ancient woodland November 24, 2021 Green charities are calling out Center Parcs over plans to build a £350m holiday resort at the heart of ancient Sussex woodland.
UN crowns nuclear as lowest carbon electricity source November 22, 2021 Nuclear power has been ranked as the lowest carbon electricity source and appears to back UK plans to expand its infrastructure
Udder Breakthrough: European watchdog approves methane-cutting cattle additive November 19, 2021 A new additive that could cut methane emissions from cattle by a third has been approved by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
Environmental Agency and Ofwat team up to investigate potential sewage-dumping by water companies November 18, 2021 Ofwat and Environment Agency join forces to investigate reports water companies are dumping unpermitted sewage in UK rivers.
SSE rejects spin-off push from activists with £12.5bn renewables boost November 17, 2021 SSE will invest a further £12.5bn in green power over the next five years, after it rejected calls yesterday from activist investor Elliott Management to spin off its renewables arm. Elliott Management has been pushing SSE to separate its renewables business, since taking a stake in the operator in September. The UK energy firm will [...]
COP26: Calls to end fossil fuel subsidies absent from climate pact November 12, 2021 The latest draft of the COP26 climate pact does not call for fossil fuel subsidies to end, according to Bloomberg. The text even weakens demands for a phase-out of fossil fuels subsidies and coal. It now calls for the phase-out of “unabated” coal power and of “inefficient” subsidies for fossil fuels. That draft waters down [...]